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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
4
Furnished by the chief of the Weather bureau Washington D C under the direction of the secretary of agriculture. Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Announcer states T. W. Bast is a candidate for Pettis county collector, subject to the Democratic convention or primary action.
For County Treasurer Robly D Thatcher announces candidacy pending action by the Democratic Party of Pettis County. The notice indicates party review and potential nomination proceedings to determine who will represent the party in the election.
A humorous exchange about memory and self focus. The speaker confesses that after returning home they forget what others said and only remember their own words, highlighting a self centered humor.
A jumble of humorous vignettes and quirky lines appears in a newspaper reading item. It features jokes about Miss Smith, business talk, family banter, and rhymes including The Rhymster and Little Miss Muffet.
Edwards of the Paris Aviary recounts two Java sparrows both hens in the same cage with a felled parrot. One sparrow is crippled by the parrot and cared for by its mate. Nightly warmth and devotion may not save them as both birds eventually die, leaving the tale a somber note on animal sympathy.
A reflective moral meditation contrasts self knowledge with self deceit. It warns that wilful sin leads to ruin and that humanity struggles to be generous despite fear. The piece muses on virtue, fear, heaven, and the limits of human will.
Jefferson City January reports reveal state schools in strong condition with total enrollment at 981,722 and public school enrollment 668,018. The document lists reforms including higher teacher scholarships, expanded summer programs, rural library growth, improved district organization, and rising property values across regions.
The senate committee on claims favors Senator Cockrell's bill directing the secretary of war to determine the amount of damage to St. Charles college in Missouri caused by union troop occupation during the Civil War. The panel also reports favorably a bill to pay 725 dollars for damage to a Catholic church in Macon Missouri by federal action.
The Rev. Marvin Z. Williams aged 25 died in Quincy Illinois after a surgical operation. Born in Nevada Missouri he studied at Kirksville normal and graduated from the M E college in Palmyra Missouri. He served as pastor at Maywood Missouri in October 1899 and will be buried in La Plata Missouri on Saturday.
The Nelson Kneass Monument association organized in Chillicothe on January 11 to erect a monument over the grave of Nelson Kneass. The group aims to honor Kneass and preserve his memory locally through the memorial project.
Kneass who wrote the music for Ben Bolt is buried in Chillicothe Cemetery. His grave marker was removed by relic hunters, leaving no trace of the slab. Kneass died in 1869 in Ohio.
Unionville Missouri January 11 Mrs Thomas Dwyer of Glendale suicided last night by hanging using a bed tick for the purpose. She was demented.
Washington January 11 Congressman Bowersock of Kansas introduced a bill to establish a branch mint at Kansas City. The proposal aims to expand coin production and bolster regional economic activity.
A collection of wry single sentence maxims highlighting themes of gender roles social influence and public recognition. The verses juxtapose Eve making dresses the circus boy excluded and the truckman earning credit while wit and strong minded women face limits.
Capt Wellby spent a furlough marching 2000 miles from Leh to Peking with minimal contact and scarce food. A Fitzwilliam clock, once owned by Baron Rothschild, is noted among the late Baron’s treasures, sold for £40,000 to Rothschild by Fitzwilliam. Prague goose market geese are tar-shod for long treks, while Queen of Belgium backs a factory women workers society and lace efforts in Brussels.
Peoples Bank of Sedalia announces its annual stockholders meeting to elect directors for one year. The election will be held in the banking rooms on Tuesday January 23 1900 from 10 a m to 2 p m, with J C Van Riper as cashier administering.
Just opened. A barrel of fancy New Orleans molasses. Edward M. Taubman has been elected president of the Commercial Bank of Lexington to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father.
An advertisement offers 5 percent savings on flour in every sack of Joy Gold or Lexi Kan brands, signaling a bulk consumer deal and brand names in a grocery listing.
A playful ad copy asserts no laundry in a millennium could rival Monarch Laundry for perfect results. The humorous closer taunts readers to test the service themselves.
Birth notices report daughters for John Ficker Fred Eckhoff and August Kesemann, and sons for Dr Jones and William Boehmer.
The Sentinel offers two or three good type stands and several cases, to be sold at very low prices to clear space, if purchased immediately.
Hill's Practical Business College offers stenography and bookkeeping with Gregg shorthand and up to date methods. Low terms and modern teaching. day school begins after January 1 at 408-410 Ohio Street upstairs.
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